Haredi protests light-rail line due to ‘immodesty’ it may bring to Haredi neighborhoods

The hardline Edah Haredis communal organization has issued strong objections to one of the new light rail lines currently being planned, saying it will increase immodesty in their neighborhoods.

On Thursday, the radical organization published a notice in its strong hold of the Mea Shearim neighborhood and its abutting residential areas, decrying the planned “green” light rail line which will it said will bring immodesty to the district.